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Reading Time: 2 minutes Data Scientists hold coveted positions in the analytics arena. We picture them spending most of their time gazing into the data and making predictions, and some of the time preparing the data for analysis. Unfortunately, the reverse seems to be…
Reading Time: 2 minutes We have entered an almost unprecedented era where data threatens to overwhelm us. We need efficient data management, but it all comes down to this: Without a way to simplify our consumption of this onslaught of data, businesses are in…
Reading Time: 4 minutes It seems at present there is huge amount of hype on big data and the concept of a data lake related to data virtualisation. Already however there is confusion as to what a data lake is with multiple different definitions…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The Magic Quadrant (MQ) is a well-known and influential series of research reports published annually by the IT research and consulting firm Gartner, Inc. These reports provide overviews and actionable insights regarding market direction, shifts, and players in various major IT markets…
Reading Time: 3 minutes Big data analytics has big promises to keep. But that’s not the responsibility of any particular technology or any particular company. Open source computing and its wide acceptance around the world gives us the hope that the right partnership models…
Reading Time: 4 minutes Over the years I have seen how data virtualisation can simplify data access and significantly improve agility. Given all the benefits this brings, I would most certainly recommend any organisation to add data virtualisation software to their toolbox – particularly…
Reading Time: 3 minutes It’s a common business challenge: the business users require information quickly to inform important decisions, but the team they rely on for this need, primarily the IT team, cannot provide the information fast enough. Perhaps more than a challenge, it’s…
Reading Time: 3 minutes The European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will come into effect on May 25th, 2018, and all businesses that serve European Union customers will be required to comply. Companies that fall short of compliance with GDPR will be subject…
Reading Time: 3 minutes There is no discussion about the business value of a data lake for data scientists. Everyone understands that bringing all the data together in one place makes access to data easy and quick for data scientists. Studies have shown that…
Reading Time: 2 minutes The big-data-world, it seems, is jumping on the data-virtualization-bandwagon. According to Gartner, “By 2018, organizations with data virtualization capabilities will spend 40% less on building and managing data integration processes for connecting distributed data assets.”1 This solidifies data virtualization as…
